"Hiram" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhaɪɹəm/
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew חִירָם (Ḥirám, “high-born”), possibly from Phoenician, or a shortened form of אֲחִירָם ('aḥirám, “brother of the exalted”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hbo|חִירָם|t=high-born|tr=Ḥirám}} Biblical Hebrew חִירָם (Ḥirám, “high-born”), {{der|en|phn|-}} Phoenician Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hiram
  1. A king of Tyre. (biblical character) Translations (biblical character): Χιράμ (Khirám) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Εἴρωμος (Eírōmos) (english: (Josephus)) (Ancient Greek), Hiram [masculine] (Faroese), Hiram (Finnish), Hirama (Hawaiian), Híorám [masculine] (Irish), Jirán (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Hiram-en-name-hNyW7uG~ Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 96 4
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, taken into use by Puritans in the seventeenth century. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Biblical characters Translations (male given name): Hailama (Hawaiian)
    Sense id: en-Hiram-en-name-mByYyKjc Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Hi (english: pet form)

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